Colorado Avalanche at New York Rangers

Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the New York Rangers 3–1 on Saturday, March 17, 2012 on the road.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at New York Rangers
Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Colorado Avalanche 3 41-35-6
at New York Rangers 1 51-24-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at New York Rangers
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Colorado Avalanche 1 1 1 3
New York Rangers 1 0 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at New York Rangers
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Colorado Avalanche 6 7 7 20
New York Rangers 16 10 16 42

Three stars

  1. S. Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)
  2. G. Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
  3. H. Lundqvist, New York Rangers (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 10:43 New York Rangers Mats Zuccarello (1) Dan Girardi (1), Ryan McDonagh (1) Even strength COL 0, NYR 1
1st 15:01 Colorado Avalanche Matt Hunwick (1) Peter Mueller (1), Matt Duchene (1) Even strength COL 1, NYR 1
2nd 09:51 Colorado Avalanche Gabriel Landeskog (1) Ryan Wilson (1), Ryan O'Reilly (1) Even strength COL 2, NYR 1
3rd 19:46 Colorado Avalanche Paul Stastny (1) Ryan Wilson (2), Jamie McGinn (1) Power play, Empty net COL 3, NYR 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Colorado Avalanche at New York Rangers
Stat Colorado Avalanche New York Rangers
Shots on goal 20 42
Power play 1 of 2 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 15 9
Hits 27 17
Blocked shots 11 11
Giveaways 2 10
Takeaways 4 4
Faceoffs won 35/69 (50.7%) 34/69 (49.3%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 M. Duchene C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 54.5% 13:57
Number 11 J. McGinn L 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 14:30
Number 16 J. McClement C 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 35.3% 15:05
Number 23 M. Hejduk R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 13:37
Number 26 P. Stastny C 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 63.2% 15:48
Number 27 S. Downie R 0 0 0 +1 4 0 2 1 0 16:33
Number 37 R. O'Reilly C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 2 0 0 55% 19:01
Number 40 M. Olver C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 1 0 06:38
Number 54 D. Jones R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 19:18
Number 55 C. McLeod L 0 0 0 -1 5 0 0 0 0 06:09
Number 88 P. Mueller C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:34
Number 92 G. Landeskog L 1 0 1 +1 2 1 1 0 0 19:01
Number 3 R. O'Byrne D 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 23:16
Number 5 S. O'Brien D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:56
Number 6 E. Johnson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 19:06
Number 8 J. Hejda D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 23:10
Number 22 M. Hunwick D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 2 0 19:04
Number 44 R. Wilson D 0 2 2 +1 0 1 0 0 0 17:17
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 S. Varlamov 42 41 1 .976 60:00 Win

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 B. Prust L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 08:23
Number 10 M. Gaborik R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 23:22
Number 17 B. Dubinsky C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 58.3% 18:20
Number 19 B. Richards C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 1 0 53.8% 25:14
Number 21 D. Stepan C 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 60% 20:20
Number 22 B. Boyle C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 0 18.2% 10:05
Number 24 R. Callahan R 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 25:04
Number 26 R. Fedotenko L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 0 08:44
Number 34 J. Mitchell C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 50% 08:11
Number 36 M. Zuccarello R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 14:32
Number 62 C. Hagelin L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 18:08
Number 71 M. Rupp L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 0 0 06:53
Number 4 M. Del Zotto D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 2 0 25:20
Number 5 D. Girardi D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 27:02
Number 18 M. Staal D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 14:25
Number 27 R. McDonagh D 0 1 1 +1 4 2 2 0 0 23:58
Number 41 S. Bickel D 0 0 0 -1 5 2 0 3 0 10:02
Number 53 T. Erixon D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 0 09:57
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist 19 17 2 .895 59:06 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at New York Rangers
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:40 Colorado Avalanche Gabriel Landeskog Tripping 2
1st 16:15 Colorado Avalanche Ryan O'Byrne Cross checking 2
2nd 02:20 Colorado Avalanche Cody McLeod Fighting (major) 5
2nd 02:20 New York Rangers Stu Bickel Fighting (major) 5
2nd 06:08 Colorado Avalanche Jay McClement Interference goalkeeper 2
3rd 03:24 New York Rangers Ryan McDonagh Holding 2
3rd 12:05 Colorado Avalanche Steve Downie Hooking 2
3rd 15:09 Colorado Avalanche Steve Downie Interference 2
3rd 18:52 New York Rangers Ryan McDonagh Tripping 2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach
Joe Sacco
New York Rangers head coach
John Tortorella
Referees
Chris Lee, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen
Tim Nowak, David Brisebois
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Chuck Kobasew, Kevin Porter, Tyson Barrie, Stefan Elliott, Mike Connolly
New York Rangers scratches
Jeff Woywitka, Steve Eminger, Chad Kolarik, Anton Stralman, Artem Anisimov, John Scott

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